Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-05-01 | Page 6 | Seamen on Great Lakes on Strike

SEAMEN ON GREAT l LAKS KES KESI I ON Twelve Thousand Union Members MeIl Refuse to to Ship on Association Boats CHICAGO May a 1 TIu l. The of labor oh on the the great grat lakes JAkes against the Lake Carriers association or more correctly correctly correctly cor cor- their formal format refusal to ship on boAts con controlled rolled b I by the was t put Into full operation operation- today at all port portA It I Is estimated that probably seamen sea sea- m men n of ot all classes luBes are are- Involved l ed in the great struggle Almost are said ahi to b be bl on boats loats s controlled by the a r r. r and ani these were r g. g la lea o y the vessels this h morning If In port or as RJ soon as aS thy cam Came am 6 In to fr 1 Tho t today da In Chicago CI Cleveland Buffalo and other centers The next movement t of the leaders will t b toe Ie to request t the general officers r of thi tho h Int Inter International r- r national 1 1 Seamen's a union to rome iome to lt the lake district and Indorse Indore the strike General secretary of the International W W. H. H Frazier 1 Is II 5 lit t East Elut Boston but will 1 g get t In touch with the situation H He probably proba proba- hl bly w will I join G George org IJ Hansen ro en engl gl of fd the lake ake seamen at Buffalo and n President I Andrew Furuseth of lf San Francisco will come coma to Chicago o. o About boats hots ar are controlled b by the Lake Carriers association